Reviews

Mother, Come Home by Paul Hornschemeier

taniguchi's review

dark reflective medium-paced

3.25

melodyriggs's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This book is not a happy book. I didn't know much about this author until I read this for a Mercantile Library book club. He really hasn't done much else and there isn't a lot on the internet about him. This graphic novel explores his mother's death and his father's subsequent depression when he was a child. The drawings definitely play with grief and what it is to grieve as well as blurring the lines between reality and fantasy (and the fantasy worlds we retreat into when we are grieving or depressed). Overall, a good one for fans of graphic memoirs. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

littlefroggy's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, and Cancer

autumnmta's review

dark sad fast-paced

3.5

noelles's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

hannahchase's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

arachne_reads's review

5.0

This has to be one of the most powerful and heartbreaking narratives I've had the privilege to read. I can't touch it in a review. Go read it yourself.

kwiko's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Un ouvrage déstabilisant et magnifique. Ça laisse un gros noeud dans l'estomac, mais un beau gros noeud.

Des illustrations splendides, une ambiance à la fois lourde et naïve et un texte est magnifiquement bien écrit. Je n'ai que de bons mots pour ce graphic novel: c'est triste, touchant et d'une beauté irréprochable.

kaleskorner's review

4.0

What. Did. I. Just. Read? Holy. Crap. I. Just. Can't. Even. Right. Now.

alittlespook's review

5.0

Heart-rending and powerful story in a simply written, beautifully illustrated medium.